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00W's AIO Smorgasbord

Aquarium Profile and Equipment

What type of saltwater aquarium is this?
Mixed Reef
Total Water Volume
115
When did you start this tank?
Jun 16, 2015
What is your aquarium made of?
Glass
Aquarium Length (inches)
48
Aquarium Width (inches)
18
Aquarium Height (inches)
24
Aquarium Overflow/Drain
Drain Style (durso, herbie, etc)
Aquarium Sump
YES
Sump Water Volume
20
Aquarium Stand
Wood
Aquarium Controller
NO
Protein Skimmer
NO
Protein Skimmer Make and Model
Lifereef vs3-24
Aquarium Reactors
  1. None
Return Pump
Eheim compaction 3000
What types of equipment are you using for water flow and circulation?
  1. Powerhead
  2. Wavemaker
Water Flow and Circulation Equipment List
Jebao OW 20 x2, OW10, Jebao 1300, 2 sicce small WaveMaker.
Aquarium Lighting
  1. T5 Fluorescent
  2. Natural Sunlight
Lighting Equipment List
Odyssea T5 HO fixture
Lighting PAR and Goals
Low
Dosing Equipment Detail
None
Auto Top Off or ATO
NO
Aquarium Heating and Cooling
  1. I am using a heater or heaters
Water Temperature
77
Heating and Cooling Equipment Detail
Eheim 300w with ink bird controller

Aquarium Water Chemistry and Parameters

pH Level
8.3
Specific Gravity
1.027
Nitrate or NO3
19
Phosphate or PO4
1.12
Calcium
440
Alkalinity
7
Magnesium
1300
Salt Brand
Red sea blue bucket
Trace Element Dosing
Kent essential elements

Aquarium Natural and Mechanical Filtration

Substrate
Bare Bottom (BB)
Substrate Level
No Substrate
Live Rock
75
Live Rock Type
Unknown
Nutrient Export
  1. Protein Skimmer
  2. Filter Sock
Water Changes
YES
Water Change Details
10% every Monday

Aquarium Tank Inhabitants (fish, coral, invert etc.)

Fish List
  1. Angelfish
  2. Clownfish
  3. Surgeonfish Tang
  4. Other Predatory
Total Fish
4
Coral List
  1. Zoanthids
  2. Soft Coral
  3. Mushroom Coral
  4. Other
Total Corals
6
Invert List
  1. Anemone
  2. Snails
  3. None
Total Inverts
0
Livestock Detail
Have a trigger which is not listed.
Livestock Quarantine
  1. No Quarantine

Aquarium Nutrition (fish, coral, invert etc. feeding)

Fish Feeding Frequency
Multiple Daily Feedings
Coral Feeding Frequency
Do Not Feed Coral Directly
Fish and Coral Feeding
  1. Flake
  2. Pellet
  3. Frozen
  4. Algae Strips
  5. Other
Auto Feeder
NO

Additional Aquarium Information

What do you think are the keys to your success in reefing?
Patience
Not yet CB. Ive only had them in there.for two nights. I havent seen them yet, which is totally normal. Im just hoping I didnt buy $200 worth of wrasse food 😬
John, when I used them I never saw them the whole time until they were out of aptasia and were cruising the glass looking for food, once I watched my sixline cruise past one on the glass without looking at it twice. I knew they were in there because the aptasia was disappearing.
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I need something for the clinic. Battery pack should work.
Absolutely, I have the ecotech marine for less then 200 bucks and it handles my power heads . If you want you can get an adaptor to hook on your pump , I have mp40s ant it does just fine . You can get an attachment to handle ecotech pumps . Also you can have multiple battery’s in line if you need more . Even a computer backup will work if you need to plug in .
 
John, when I used them I never saw them the whole time until they were out of aptasia and were cruising the glass looking for food, once I watched my sixline cruise past one on the glass without looking at it twice. I knew they were in there because the aptasia was disappearing.
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Now that is encouraging! Im checking daily to see if I see any aiptasia missing. This is good to hear Kevin! It's worth the investment if it works.
 
Absolutely, I have the ecotech marine for less then 200 bucks and it handles my power heads . If you want you can get an adaptor to hook on your pump , I have mp40s ant it does just fine . You can get an attachment to handle ecotech pumps . Also you can have multiple battery’s in line if you need more . Even a computer backup will work if you need to plug in .
I will look into it. I have limited space under this tank. Being a square out in the middle of a room!
 
Awww, you are just trying to make me feel better. 😘 It's working. I will update in a few months when he's out of pampers.
No it's a lovely piece Shelley. I honestly cant wait to see it reach full potential.
 
Can you get a five gallon bucket 🪣 and put a rock in and set up a filter and heater ?
Nah I probably wouldnt do that to the fish. I have a leopard, McCosker's and pink streak wrasse, not to mention two Springeri damsels that could be interested as well.
 
Now that is encouraging! Im checking daily to see if I see any aiptasia missing. This is good to hear Kevin! It's worth the investment if it works.
Remember it takes a while to kick into high gear. It’s the second or third generations that do the real damage and quickly.
 
Now that is encouraging! Im checking daily to see if I see any aiptasia missing. This is good to hear Kevin! It's worth the investment if it works.
Pass them on to other reefers! Don't let them die. If any of them are hiding they will be back! The clinic had aiptasia all over. They got some. And they ate all visible ones. Then died. Well they are back. Popping up all over. Must have been hiding in the sump or central overflow.
 
Nah I probably wouldnt do that to the fish. I have a leopard, McCosker's and pink streak wrasse, not to mention two Springeri damsels that could be interested as well.
I had a dream that I ordered a McCoskers wrasse in April and every morning I rush to my tank to see it just to be gut punched.
 
Remember it takes a while to kick into high gear. It’s the second or third generations that do the real damage and quickly.
Im glad we talked about this today. Im on edge about it, because if it.doesnt work, ill probably have to tear the tank down.
 

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